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ESOP Buyback in Unlisted Companies: Two-Tax Problem Employees Aren’t Prepared For

Income Tax : The article explains how ESOP taxation in unlisted companies occurs at both exercise and buyback stages. It highlights perquisite ...

June 22, 2026 123 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Compounding of Offences under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : The FAQs explain the revised CBDT guidelines on compounding offences under the Income-tax Act effective from 17 October 2024. They...

June 22, 2026 2175 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Exemption available from Capital gains under Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Learn the eligibility, investment conditions, exemption limits, timelines, and withdrawal provisions for capital gains exemptions ...

June 22, 2026 7083 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Disallowance of cash expenses or limit on cash transactions

Income Tax : This FAQ serves as a reference for the Income-tax Act provisions relating to cash receipts, loans, repayments, and electronic paym...

June 22, 2026 4797 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on ICDS (Income Computation and Disclosure Standards)

Income Tax : This FAQ covers all ten notified ICDS, explaining their scope, applicability, disclosures, and treatment of various tax-related tr...

June 22, 2026 7548 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Advance Tax Collections Grow 15.30% due to Higher Corporate Tax Payments

Income Tax : Net direct tax collections for FY 2026-27 grew by 14.64% as of June 17, 2026, driven by higher corporate and non-corporate tax rec...

June 19, 2026 204 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Superintendent Caught by CBI in Bribery Case Linked to PAN Deletion

Income Tax : The CBI apprehended an Income Tax Office Superintendent in Odisha after he was allegedly caught accepting a bribe for deleting a d...

June 6, 2026 6184 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Prioritizes Old Appeals as Rising Pendency Requires Urgent Disposal Measures

Income Tax : The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has proposed a priority disposal mechanism for appeals filed up to and including 2022 in respons...

June 5, 2026 285 Views 0 comment Print

Request for Rationalisation and Merger of TDS Return Codes 1023 & 1024

Income Tax : A representation has urged CBDT to merge TDS return codes 1023 and 1024, arguing that both apply to the same contract payments wit...

June 4, 2026 1866 Views 0 comment Print

Reduce CASS 2026 Scrutiny Cases Due to New Income Tax Act Transition Challenges: ITGOA

Income Tax : Association requested CBDT to rationalize CASS 2026 case selection considering the administrative burden caused by implementation ...

May 21, 2026 3951 Views 1 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Sales Tax Subsidy Linked to Capital Investment is Capital Receipt: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The ITAT Mumbai held that sales tax and similar State Government incentives were capital receipts because the schemes were intende...

June 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Already Examined Key Issues: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that the Commissioner cannot invoke Section 263 where the Assessing Officer has already conducted inqu...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Section 80P Deduction Denied as No Valid Return Was Filed: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The ITAT Visakhapatnam held that deduction under Section 80P cannot be allowed where the assessee failed to file a valid return of...

June 22, 2026 72 Views 0 comment Print

Foreign Tax Credit Allowed as Delayed Form 67 Filing Is Procedural: ITAT Visakhapatnam

Income Tax : The Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to grant Foreign Tax Credit, observing that delayed filing of Form No. 67 is only a pr...

June 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment Quashed as AO Relied on Borrowed Satisfaction Without Independent Analysis

Income Tax : The ITAT Jaipur held that reassessment under Section 147 was invalid because the Assessing Officer merely relied on Investigation ...

June 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT Issues Complete Income Tax Scrutiny Guidelines for FY 2026-27

Income Tax : The CBDT has identified specific categories of taxpayers whose returns will be compulsorily selected for complete scrutiny during ...

June 7, 2026 49599 Views 1 comment Print

Income-Tax (Amendment) Commencement Ordinance, 2026

Income Tax : The Ordinance exempts interest income and capital gains arising from Government securities for Foreign Institutional Investors and...

June 6, 2026 789 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Notifies Infrastructure Sub-Sectors as Eligible Businesses Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : The Central Government has specified infrastructure sub-sectors from the Updated Harmonised Master List as eligible businesses und...

June 2, 2026 621 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves National Institute of Advanced Studies as Scientific Research Institution  

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, enabling eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT Approves S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute for Scientific Research Tax Benefit Eligibility 

Income Tax : CBDT has granted scientific research approval under the Income-tax Act, 2025, allowing eligible donations to qualify for tax benef...

May 30, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print


Compensation or damages for fraud taxable as income from other sources

August 27, 2018 3402 Views 0 comment Print

Between January and April, 2009 a number of suits were filed against IC and A and B in various jurisdictions in the United States claiming damages. The suits were based on tort, misrepresentation, deceit, fraud and so on. In terms of the procedural laws of the United States, the suits were directed to be consolidated. The suits were consolidated and Lead plaintiffs and Lead counsel were appointed to pilot the class action on behalf of the eligible claimants for damages.

Penalty U/s. 158BFA(2) not leviable when Assessment U/s. 158BC itself is Quashed

August 27, 2018 1080 Views 0 comment Print

Sh. Ravinder Taneja Vs ACIT (ITAT Delhi) As assessment under section 158BC itself has been quashed, thus, the penalty levied in respect of the income assessed under said assessment order cannot survive. Accordingly, we set aside the order of the lower authorities and cancel the penalty levied under section 158BFA(2) of the Act. FULL TEXT […]

Section 234E fees cannot be levied for Quarter ending before 01.06.2015

August 27, 2018 9315 Views 0 comment Print

When amendment made U/s. 200A of Income Tax Act which has come into effect on 1.6.2015 is held to be having prospective effect, no computation of fee for the demand or the intimation for the fee under Section 234E could be made for the TDS deducted for the respective assessment year prior to 1.6.2015.

Long Term Capital Gain Tax: Here’s all that you need to know!

August 27, 2018 12390 Views 6 comments Print

Did you know? : If you have made capital gains on a financial transaction, like shares, or property; you will have to pay tax on these gains. Known as capital gains, this tax is charged on profits that are made by selling capital assets.

ITAT directs AO to treat licence fee derived from tenants as business income

August 27, 2018 981 Views 0 comment Print

Batram Properties Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Kolkata) Under section 22 of the Act the charge to tax of income from house property is based on the ownership of such property. The admitted position in the present case is that the assessee is only a tenant and not the owner of the property. It is also […]

ITAT deletes addition under section 40A(3) for Cash payments to BSNL

August 27, 2018 2469 Views 0 comment Print

Kamta Prasad Mittal Vs Dy. CIT (ITAT Lucknow) It is an undisputed fact that a Demand Note was issued by BSNL requiring the assessee to make payments in cash and genuinity of the payments to BSNL was never doubted by the With regard to the observation of the ld. CIT(A) that BSNL is not a […]

Remuneration to partners cannot be disallowed merely because share of partners not fixed or deed not provides for manner of quantification of such remuneration

August 27, 2018 9057 Views 0 comment Print

Panda Fuels Vs ITO (ITAT Cuttack) We have heard the rival submissions, perused the orders of lower authorities and materials available on record. In the instant case the Assessing Officer disallowed deduction for remuneration paid to partners of Rs.6,64,923/- on the ground that the partnership deed does not provide for remuneration to partners. The same […]

Section 56(2)(viia) prevents laundering of unaccounted income under the garb of gifts

August 27, 2018 4059 Views 0 comment Print

Vora Financial Services P. Ltd Vs. ACIT (ITAT Mumbai) The provisions of section 56(2) (vii) were introduced as a counter evasion mechanism to prevent laundering of unaccounted income under the garb of gifts‘ particularly after abolition of the Gift Tax Act. The provisions were intended to extend the tax net to such transactions in kind. The […]

HC explains difference between Res Judicata and Consistency Principle

August 27, 2018 7515 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs. Quest Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd (Bombay High Court) The decisions cited have uniformly held that res judicata does not apply in matters pertaining to tax for different assessment years because res judicata applies to debar courts from entertaining issues on the same cause of action whereas the cause of action for each assessment […]

18% GST Payable on works contract undertaken by MPPKVVCL

August 27, 2018 3006 Views 0 comment Print

In re Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Co. Ltd. (GST AAR Madhya Pradesh) The applicant – Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL) wishes to know whether clause (vi)(a) of Sr. No. 3 of table of Notification No. 11/2017-Central Tax(Rate) dated the 28th June, 2017 is applicable on the works contract undertaken […]

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